Candy from Quilt Vine made this quilt using only green, brown, purple and orange fabric scraps. It’s modern and cozy all at once. Setting a limit such as a specific color palette can spur creativity. Visit the post to see … Read More ...
Giveaway: Heather Ross fat quarters
Riel of The Q and the U is celebrating having 100 Followers for her blog by giving away 4 Heather Ross fat quarters shown. Get your chance to win, visit her post.… Read More ...
Quilt-Along packs charm
Hey, get yourself over to That Girl…That Quilt because Jennifer is hosting That Quilt-Along. Week one gives you a supply list and the type and size quilt you will be making. All you need is one charm Pack (pre-cut … Read More ...
Castle Treasury quilt pattern
I found this lovely quilt over at Magpie patterns. It’s a Lizzy House design showcasing her Castle Peeps fabric line. Get the pattern and create your own wealth. $14.95 USD… Read More ...
Charitable: Last week for pink sale
You have a few more days to order pink fabric at The Twiddletails Store where $1 for every yard sold will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. All their pink fabric is 10% off. Go to Pink.… Read More ...
Newsy: Twitter party with Denyse Schmidt
Three of the Fat Quarterly Team, Katy, (aka I’m a Ginger Monkey), Brioni (aka FlossyBlossy) & John (aka Quilt Dad), will be attending Quilt Market later this week and Denyse Schmidt has agreed to spend a … Read More ...
Raw cotton prices sky-high; may lead to hoarding
The most desirable fiber content for quilting fabric is 100% cotton. Traditionally, cotton fabric is less expensive than sewing and decorating fabrics. But when I read quilt historian Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture’s blog post Uh-Oh! I wonder if this might … Read More ...
Tutorial: Baby quilt from a Jelly Roll
Margaret of Konstant Kaos shares how she made this baby quilt top at a recent sewing day with friends. Using a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics)by American Jane for Moda purchased at Green Fairy Quilts, this is the perfect quilt … Read More ...
I bought some Florafox
Kim at True Up introduced a German fabric line from Farbenmix today and this particular one is my favorite; it’s called Florafox. Thusly smitten, I followed her link straight to Volksfaden and bought a meter of it. The product description … Read More ...
Free pattern: Wishing Well table runner
Just in time for holiday gift making, Pat Sloan posted this lovely table runner pattern Wishing Well on her website. She shows three versions, my favorite is this one made from the Red Rose Farm fabric collection. It’s so shabby … Read More ...
Tutorial: EZ Zig Zag quilt block
Joanna from Applique Today shares her method for making zig zag blocks to go into a quilt. For the blocks shown here, she used lots of scraps and a Kona Chocolate solid. Get the know-how.
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Happy Scrappy quilt giveaway
Every fall the smart and pretty women at Marie- Madeline Studio host a Happy Scrappy quilt giveaway. It’s that time of year. Get a chance to win the quilt shown here. Visit blog post to enter.
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Tutorial: Scrappy gift tags
I never throw away fabric scraps yet what to do with them. Katie from Katie Jean has a clue and shares how she turns bits of fabric left over from quilting projects into gift tags. Get the know-how.
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Innocent Crush in Potpourri
From Anna Maria Horner’s Innocent Crush fabric line check out Slow Dance in Vintage. I spied it at Hawthorne Threads. See the entire Potpourri Palette.
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Dharma dye kit giveaway
Judi at Approachable Art and Dharma have teamed up for a giveaway – a dye kit. Go here to see what’s in it and for entry details.
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